Finding a directory or file without name?

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We have a some files or directories with their absolute paths.
These files or directories will be renamed in a process. We can't get the new names from the process at all, but we have the root directory full name(full absolute path)
Now, I wanna find that items again
Is there a unique key or something for directories or files to find them without the exact name?

Do you mean like using a MD5 hash to create a unique identifier? — failedprogramming, Apr 09 '14 at 05:09
Answer by asveikau may help if Id doesn't change during rename... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7162164/does-windows-have-inode-numbers-like-linux — Mark Setchell, Apr 09 '14 at 06:23

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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No, there is nothing directly available on regular NTFS from C# code to do so.

You can

compute some sort of hashes of files yourself + size check to find them again after rename (if they simply renamed)
use events from FileSystemWatcher to track file movements
add alternative streams to files if they will not be stripped by "the process" to use as custom markers.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Apr 09 '14 at 05:11

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The files or directories may rename or moved within the root directory. – Mohammad Dayyan Apr 09 '14 at 05:15

Finding a directory or file without name?

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